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Pembina Pipeline Corporation To Proceed With $2 Billion Phase III Expansion Of Its Pipeline System

(All financial figures are approximate and in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.)

CALGARY,
Dec. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today that it has reached binding commercial agreements to proceed with constructing approximately
$2 billion in pipeline expansions (the "Phase III Expansion"). The Phase III Expansion is underpinned by long-term take-or-pay transportation services agreements with 30 customers in Pembina's operating areas and is expected to be in service between late 2016 and mid 2017, subject to environmental and regulatory approvals. The 540 kilometre ("km") Phase III Expansion will follow and expand upon certain segments of the Company's existing pipeline systems from
Taylor, British Columbiasoutheast to
Edmonton, Alberta to fulfill capacity needs for Pembina's customers, with priority being placed on areas where debottlenecking is essential.

The core of the Phase III Expansion will entail constructing a new 270 km 24 inch diameter pipeline from
Fox Creek, Alberta, to the
Edmonton area, which is expected to have an initial capacity of 320,000 barrels per day ("bpd") and an ultimate capacity of over 500,000 bpd with the addition of midpoint pump stations. Once complete, Pembina will have three distinct pipelines in the
Fox Creek to
Edmonton, Alberta corridor. With the Company's existing pipelines and current expansions, these three pipelines are expected to have the designed capacity to transport up to 885,000 bpd if fully expanded. The Phase III Expansion also contemplates increasing pipeline interconnectivity between
Edmonton and
Fort Saskatchewan including Pembina's
Redwater and Heartland Hub sites as well as third-party delivery points in these areas. This interconnectivity will provide the option for customers to access a broad variety of delivery points including fractionators, refineries, and storage hubs and increased access to pipeline and rail take-away capacity.

"We initiated our previously announced Open Season in March to identify producers' pipeline capacity requirements beyond our expansions that are already underway," said
Mick Dilger, Pembina's President and Chief Operating Officer. "The Phase III Expansion, which is the largest expansion of Pembina's systems in the Company's history, is the result of that process. The project provides customers an inclusive solution, as it will increase crude oil, condensate and NGL take-away capacity from northwestern
Alberta and northeastern
British Columbia to markets in the
Edmonton and
Fort Saskatchewan areas. When complete, it will also create operational efficiencies and improved customer service by reducing the need for us to batch products throughout our systems."

The contracts underpinning the Phase III Expansion are ten-year transportation services agreements for volumes that average over 230,000 bpd, or approximately 75 percent of the initial capacity, and that provide a steady, long-term EBITDA stream which is expected to be, on average, in the range of approximately
$270 million to $300 million per year (see Non-GAAP measures below). The Company anticipates securing further pipeline transportation commitments over the next six to nine months while it refines the project scope. Any additional commitments made before the Company begins to order long-lead equipment would support increasing the design capacity of the Phase III Expansion.

The Phase III Expansion follows a series of growth projects on Pembina's conventional pipeline infrastructure resulting from the ongoing successful development by oil and gas producers of resources plays in the
Montney,
Duvernay and Deep Basin Cretaceous formations.

With the addition of the Phase III Expansion, Pembina's previously announced 2014 capital spending plan will increase from
$1.5 billion to
$1.7 billion. Pembina expects the majority of spending associated with this project will occur during the main construction periods from 2015 through 2016.

"This is a watershed event for Pembina," said
Bob Michaleski, Chief Executive Officer. "We are about to embark on the largest expansion the Company has ever undertaken - a project which will form the foundation for our Company's growth for years to come. I have always maintained that if we could build our assets again, we would build them in the same location they are today, except we would build them larger. The Phase III Expansion supports this sentiment and demonstrates Pembina's continuing ability to leverage its existing asset footprint to satisfy customer needs and drive long-term shareholder value."

Pembina is committed to achieving excellence in every aspect of its business, from how it designs, constructs and operates its pipelines and facilities to how it interacts with community neighbours, customers and employees. For the Phase III Expansion, Pembina will consult with applicable regulatory authorities, First Nations, landowners and other stakeholders on the project plans. Activities related to obtaining regulatory approvals are underway and Pembina will commence First Nation consultation and its public involvement program for the Phase III Expansion in early 2014.